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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-09-22

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4 Hugs serpent Eriehtsns . Iss q
French Workmsn.
6oms sewer-msn met with . stranes ID
venture while ct work one night In one Of
the labyrinths Of subtefranean Paris. AZ
they were busily engaged in cleaning out
that part Of the metropolitan closes which
II under the boulevard de lA Villette they
suddenly heard . loud and prolonged sound
Of hissing, which some Of them took to be
the cries Of . pefson In distress, who had,
perhaps. fallen into the drain at one Of the
open points. Redonuet, the foreman Of the
gang, thought, however, that the strange
noise vas caused BY evl-doers. who were
probably hiding In the sewers from the
police; 20 be took up his shovel and marched
boldly toward the spot whence the sounds
proceeded. After having proceeded . con-
siderable distance he saw by the dim light Of
the sewer lamps an enormous boa con-
sttctor coiled around one Of the water ducts
with it, head protruding toward him. Re-
. vigorous blow ftom his shovel, and, his
vorkmen having come up, the whole party
set to work until they b6ttered the Mf6 out
Of the ill-fated and imprudsnt boa The r.
mains Of the reptile were then carefully col
lected and borne in triumph to the surface
Of the earth and then 70 the nearest police
station, whore, II appeaIs, the boa -"was
wanted" J" - It had managed TO escape nom
the menagerie Of wandering snowman,
who had BEEN exhibiting his fearful Wild
foWr' to the inhabitants Of the municipal
boroughs Of Il Villettc and La Chapelle.-
LsadoW Dsdv zslegreph,-
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A ROYAL MARRIAGE.
The Expensss Of Wedding an Emperor ~
China Fixed by Law.

The Expenses Of Wedding IN Emperor sf
China Fixed BY Law.
The expenses of the forthcoming marriage
Of the Emperor Of China are estimated at
nearly two millions sterling to be raised by
special contributions from the different prov
inces. The Empress Dowager has Issued the
following decree ON thesuhjsct: 1T d proper
that preparations should now b made forthe
great event Of the marriage Of his majesty
the Empsroe. We have thsseSoes osdrsd
the controllse of the imperial household 10
take N the stss prescribed Tor this occaaon
In The imperial statutes. Thestafs sxpsndi-
turs = stzictly limited By hxed rule, and
Great expens1 ass being incurred Tor the work
q military reorganization. More than
once misRy hes been general throu9hout
ths pFovincos, and cousidesation for tke mi.
fbsinQ a the people eeosntuetas theimpoFt~
ance * eeonogny. The court ought - ~ IN
oxamp1o a thy{ft 70 the nafloo, and the ~
Nsd duty q ~ hieh fhnetionasi9 = eceosd.
ing - orr dMf!A TO encourage dmptidfy Of
living end p discourage .extInvaGnnpe. ~
ths1. th9slase saIoah -! sab valnstss q
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anything save Havana tobacco ~ a.
stfoyin9 their business, and for time
the sending Of Pennsylvania and Con-
necticut tobacco there ceased. Now that
Kcy West cigars have once moro pres.
tige, certain manufacturers resort 70 the
old tactics, and the reputation Of Key
West for producing hne quality Of cl-
gars 10 fast being destroyed.
In 1850 the nrst pound Of eumatrs
tobacco made its appearances In thie
country. It was rich looking, silky and
glossy, of uniform color, and at once
found favor with cigar manufacturer.
Its yield, too, for wrapping purposes
commended It, for Il was found to 70
four times further than any native To-
bacco. Grown ON virgin soil by coolie
labor, its growers, the Dutch, found no
difficulty IN finding . market for It. Il
was brought to Amsterdam, where Il 10
sold by public auction, and buyers from
all parts of the world scramble In their
haste to get some Of the precious leaf
Americans took kindly to the tobacco
from its inception, and 30 great was
the popularity which It obtained that
the American growers Of cigar tobacco
became alarmed and besieged Con-
gress with food Of petitions. They
finally succeeded in getting the duty
ON It raised from thirty-five cents to
seventy-flve cents pound, but they have
not succeeded in destroying its popular.
ity. II your cigar has peculiarly thin
and glossy wrapper, free from any coarse
veins, be sure It 10 6umatra tobacco.
The clear Havana cigar industry y
gradually assuming large proportions ID
this country. 1t is controlled almost en-
tirely by Cubans or Spaniards who have
become citizens of the United States. They
employ almost wholly Cuban or Spanish
workmen, who pursue the same methods
40 are employed in Havana. No binder
10 used, and the cigar is fashioned entirely
by the cigarmaker's skin. Az Havana
tobacco only is used, there is no reason
in the world why the cigars they produce
are not % good as the best imported.
The duty on Havana tobacco is thirty.
five cents . pound, while the duty on
imported cigars 10 - 80 . pound and
twenty-five per cent. ad oaloreHa, so that
cigar costing $50 thousand in Havana
will cost 800 by the time 1t reaches here.
We made in this country this fiscal year
ended June 80 last something over
8,750, 900, 900 cigars Of al descriptions,
which at $3 thousand nets the govern
ment, 1t will be seen, handsome sum.
We import annually about 200, ,ooo, 900
cigars from Cuba. These are chiefly Of
inferior quality, because Of the high duty
placed upon them by our government.
The fine grades that cost from $3.50 to
$500 Q thousand-twenty-fve to fifty
cents apiece in Havana-are all taken by
English and Russian noblemen. Spain
forbids by law any tobacco from coming
into Cuba whatever, 80 the cigars made
there are actually of Havana tobacco.
i'll was asked what kind Of q cigar I
preferred, consulting my modest pocket,
l would promptly say: An old-fashioned
seed and Havana cigar, the filler grade
of choice Vuelta Abajo Havana tobacco,
with Connecticut binder and wrapper,
for then l would have a smoke of solid
comfort and one fit for the gods.
ROBERT 81. FORD.
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the nsme of the camp; gone now, mot .
board left, though there must have been
thousand people there then. We
called Jim the man with the microphonic
ear Johnny Whittle, who hadn't been
out Of college long, cooked up that name.
You zee, Jim's right ear was most re-
markable organ. II was like . micro
scrope which was fitted. for hearing in
stead Of seeing. Sec flsrhat man could
hear . bat wink In th6adaytime. When
Jim Budgelow took . room at the hotel,
he could soon tell whether he was to be
the only occupant Of the bed. All he
had to do was to give the thing . kick
and put his ear to the headboard, and II
there were any inhabitants present he
could hear them crawl. ~
"This faculty Of Jim's was In some re-
spects very amusing one, 20 usually he
wore plug in that ear to soften things
down. But the boys never knew den
nitely when the plug was IN, and for thia
reason presume Jim Budgelow's char
acter was the only one In Hornstsville
that hadn't bean thoropghly dissected.
Nobody dared 70 speak disrespectfully
Of Jim, for fear hs had . bead ON 'em with
zone time Jim did ne 1 mighty good
turn, and II It hadn't hsen for that same
ear ] wouldn't b. here now. "a been Of
prospecting up among The nountaina
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s.d wsd ::'acs q Ok. 'o9s:si,f, e. ss vs.:
pannsd ont nuch, then&h thsfS neithsi
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NO RED CHIPS.

An Old Gamblers Story Of the Hard
Luck He Once Had.
"Talk about luck, had streak once that
knocks the spots of anything Of that kind
ever heard Of"
The speaker sat on one Of the seats in the
Union depot yesterday with bis long, gaunt
legs crossed and the big foot at the extremity
of his right leg moving up and down with an
easy and not ungraceful motion. He looked
pale and his cheeks were thin, but there was
bit Of fire in his gray eyes that indicated .
hidden vitality. He was an old-time gam
bier and his shifting luck had led him .
merry chase over the South and West and
now he was drifting in from the mining
camps Of Western Montana with q few
dollars in his pocket and an ambition to
tackle game within the lines of fcivilization.
It was while in friendly conversation with .
Glo6s reporter that the old gambler made
the above remark.
"Go ahead and tell us about it." said the
reporter. handing q cigar over to the man Of
hazards.
The gambler accepted the profered weed,
and, pinching the end off with bis long
seat, pulled his hat down over the bridge of
"'Twas ten years ago, down in the southern
part of Indiana. I'd pretty hard luck ali
the summer, and that fall / found myself
without dollar in my pocket. with long
stretch Of walking between me and warm
climate, but ] concluded TO pass away the
time in walking toward the warm part Of
the country, where l could sleep out OF doors.
One day strolled into Princeton, Q small
town in the southern extremity Of the State,
and and found q q i pretty heavy game = Of stud stud
was my favorit< graft, and naturally went
up to the room to watch the play and wish
was in with it. When got up there found
that the Hoosiers were using kernels OF corn
fer chips and it didn't take me long to
the town l had passed corn-crib full Of
fresh grain. went down stain and out
toward the corn-crib at double quick.
1T didn't take me long to get there, and in
the dark I managed to work an ear through
crack in the side of the crib. showed the
nels e I went back TO town, congrstulating
myself that ct Last fortune was about TO
smile on me. ! reached the saloon and went
up-stain. took seat BY the table and the
dealer threw me an ace In the hole and tossed
me another asa sight card; it was high and
and kick hole in the side Of the house, for
felt In my bones that my luck was
coming back to me. with confident smiie
tossed out . handful of corn and began tip
ping up my hole card q gamblers do to sort
Of bluff the other players, when the dealer
attracted my attention by saying: That !
are al right stranger, but we amt playin'
red chips tonight looked down ct the
handful Of corn had thrown out, and I'm
horse II It wasn't red. got up and
| sneaked down stairs. / went out and slept
under the corn crib all night, and the next
morning walked around it and couldn't find
another red ear in the whole business. II
darned long ways."-&. Paul Globs.
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eight more. We cat listlessly on
the starboard deck in our sea-chairs,
. rather glum-looking set, talking At
intervals In lazy, desultory way Of any
trifling subject that came up. We spoke
Of the fog, which had kept US back the
previous night. A small sharp-faced
man, of about forty-hve, who usually
kept very quiet, and from whom no one
had succeeded in obtaining any bits of
autobiography to amount to anything,
suddenly spoke up, % II . new and re.
markable idea had just popped into his
head:
"By the great Harry, couldn't Jim
Budgelow have taken in the shekels as
special fog-watchmanr'
We all started up interestedly at this
exclamation. There was silence for a
moment. Each one waited for some one
else to inquire into the special qualifica-
tions of Jim Budgelow for the position
Of special fog-lookout. Finally an of
hand old gentleman from Illinois said:
perhaps you wouldn't mind telling
~ something about that Mr.. Budgelow
now you've got our curiosity stirred ups"
"Nol don't know that there's any
harm in giving you few facts about
Jim," said the little sharp-faced man.
HE was queer fellow, Jim was" he
went ON slowly, with an air which
showed that he was going over specific
examples of Jim's peculiarities in his
own mind, though his statement was
general.
II first met him good many years ago
out ct Pixies Peak. Hornetsville was
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The following inoldsnt = vcuehsd ~ b.
ecdOtidc pegsones An UhGlish eontIonan
vas pesented WITH . oask u Nalnsey suoee
Eina Which w. osdie.d y . plae1 n ~
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. tup W0 Get-
ting pretty dull.
The Northland
was . very slow
steamer. w Q
had been eight
days out from
.Amste and
there was every
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about It, fashioning It to any size or
length desired. Cuban workmen are the
most skillful and command the highest
wages. From the proneness of the aver.
age German or Bohemian cigarmaker,
who makes mold cigars, to strike, manu-
facturers have taught girls the trade Of
cigarmaking, and the opening of Q new
industry to them has resulted in swelling
the cigarmakers' ranks with neat and
capable girl cigarmakers.
Much has been said about tenement
house cigars. This 10 the plan of opera
tions pursued: The manufacturer rents
o row of buildings, in one of which he
fixes his Office and store-rooms; the other
rooms he lets to cigarmakers and their
families. Every morning leaf tobacco is
given them, which they must turn into 30
many cigars. The manufacturer makes
q profit ON his rent, and by getting fam
fly labor, IL enabled to produce cheap
goods. When 1t IL seen that the cigars
are made in the living rooms, amid the
dirt and filth of Q foreign element, prin-
cipally Bohemians, the wretchedness Of
the tenement-house system is apparent.
The system is confined to New York
city and suburbs, and ID not In operation
anywhere else. The "truck" system,
too, comes in for much criticism. It IL
pursued principally in Pennsylvania,
where the manufacturer weighs out
leaf tobacco, like the tenement-house
manufacturer, to his hands. who take
It to their homes, where the whole family
engage In the different branches Of cigar
making. No tobacco 10 wasted, for the
manufacturer expects and recsives 20
many cigars from the leaf tobacco which
he furnishes. Cigars made In this way
can b sold - low - % thousand, the
government tax Of - . thousand In
cluded. A dvs-cent cigar costs the whole.
saler Ill the way from go thousand
dovn 70 - . thousand, although the lattsl
quality Of cigars are most frequently cold
= sstwofors, two for . nlck0L
Key West received IT. start - 3 Cigar
nanlfactuEing point beosnse Of IT. con
t1guity 70 Hsvans a1d becnuse of II
wan, noist clinsts. eonditions yeEy -
voEahle 70 cigar menuloctnylns. lt6Tep-
utatfoa was 6erioo6ly hpg$ q 6ae tins 81
- poes quality = aG1R ne1e thsVs
!: :::I1:; |; 8. 8:
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
Cultivation of Ramie.
- "a
SOME IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT
THIS NEW PROD6CT.
Letter Of Inquiry from I. L~owenbuPg g. Co
and the Rep1y in the Merchant World.
NArcHEz. Miss, Aug. IL, 1873

NATcHEz. Miss, Aug. IL, 1887.
Editor Merchant World and Journal of
Fabrics:
We notice in your journal an article
ON the subject of ranlie. As We are
largely engaged in the cultivation of
cotton on the a~lluvial lands of Louisi-
ana, and believing the climate suitable
for the cultivation of ramie, we would
be obliged to you by informing us where
we could get the details of how to plant
same, prepare for market, the probable
yield to the acre, where TO procure the
seed, and such other necessary informa-
tion as will enable us to successfully
| cultivate same. We think if q start is
ouce made in this locality many plant
ers will engage in the cultivation of ra-
mie.
We print the above letter in
order that our answer 70 it may
be of benefit to others of the
South who are seeking informa-
ton respecting the culture of ra-
mie.
In regard to seed, those may
be obtained from the Agricultu-
raj Department at Washington
They may . be also obtained OF
Messrs. James 8. Thorburn &
Son, seedsmen, No. 10 John ST.,
New York city, at SO per pound
The following gentlemen in the
South may be able to furnish
roots: Col. j.. s. Winthrop, ITALIA.
hassee, Fla, Bradish johnson
New Orleans, and Felix Freme.
rey, Brunswick, Ga.
The seed must be soWn in
hot bed, the same as tomato
seed, and the plants set in rows
flour feet apart and from ont
foot to eighteen inches in tht
row. The following are the prin
cipal points in the cultivation o
ramie:
Light, sandy, silica-agiliferou
or alIuyial soils, which are easil,
Irrigated, are most appropriate
for this culture.
], The planting can be done from
March to the end of October
i but In the hot season care mus
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
A New State Weather Service

SJalC Oh IOttISidid'
A New State Weather Service.
A State Weather Service for
Louisiana will be organized by
Mr.. r. E~Kerkam, of the Signal
Service; and, from the success
he has met with in the other
States. Louisiana will soon be
able to be proud of an efficient
Weather Service.
Local observers are desired in
each parish of the State, and
Principals and Superintendent
of schools, the medical ~fraterni-
ty, and all others interested, are
earnestly requested to eo-oper-
ate in this work.
The benefits to be derived
from a State Weather Service
are, in part, as follows
1t will give the public, through
the Press of the State, the actual
condition Of the growing crops,
as affected by the meteorologi-
Cal system conditions.
1t will bring the benefits OF
the Sigaal Service into every
parish participating in the Or
ganization being greatly bene-
fetal to agricultural and other
interests.
1t will give to every parish
standards Of the temperature,
rainfall, wind, humidity, frost,
etc., placing within the reach OF
the agriculturists data that is
invaluable in the production OF
crops.
It will give the engineers cor
rect rainfall statistics to esti-
mate the supply of water for
canals; to avoid disasters by
sudden heavy rains in the con-
struction of sewers.
II will lead to a better prac-
tice of medicine, when physi-
clans throughout the State can
study disease with reliable me-
teorological records by their
side and for sanitary purposes
correct meteorological statistics
ar6fnvaluable to the practitioner
in applying preventive RENE
dies for the public good.
The taking of meteorological
observations requires but few
minutes daily and the exercise
will be very agreeable ana i'll
s%tructive.
Over twenty States have
Weather Services cooperating
with the Signal Service, and
Louisiana should Got neglect d
matter of, such Importance tc
her people.
1t is hoped that our readers
will give this matter their earn.
est and immediate attention, and
write to the Director relative te
the cost of instruments and OBJ
tain instructions how to begin
to work.
Forms for recording observa
tions, franked envelopes, book
of Instructions, ETC.. will be fur
nished free.
All communications should b.
addressed to r. 3. Kerkam
State Weather Service, New Or
leans, La.
NA--
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12

He BOOSTS ~High-Backslide
Johnsing, being near sighted,
mistakes the Weathercock for q
fugitive from the chicken roost'
eyer needn't roost so high, chick
en-. / amt goin' to touch yer,
Use fefo'med.-g'exas Siftings.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12

Cardinal Newman says a gen.
tleman is one who never indicts
pain. This is rough on the den
tists.-Omaha World.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12

PPV "
LOUIS DHs9paArs H E Es'oHeD
DEsMARAIS & ESTORGE.
n NEW BAKERY.
Best Hour always used-Fresh Bread, Cakes,
etc., always on hand.
Landry street, at Chas. Peferkorn's old stand.
Hard Times and exceedingly Hbw Prices for
Cash.-Call and see.
Our Motto is: Cheaper than the Cheapest.
May %, 's7.-tf
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12

heartily in the desires which you
express for the welfare of our
people, / am, with much respect,
Sincerely yours,
WILMOT Fl. GoODALE,
Chairman Prohibition Elk. CON-,
State of Louisiana.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12

This is the open season in oys.
ters.-Lowell Courier.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
Prohibition Movement in
Louisiana.
Communicated.

Gen. Leon Jastremski, Editor Capitolian AID
Yncnfe:
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12

Balance due the parish. ........$2 ,O6l.S0
Messrs. Carron, Saizan and Perrodin, hav-
ing been appointed q committee to examine
the vouchers in the hands of the treasurer,
reported through their chairman, MT. CaTEon,
presented by the treasurer, amounting to
i ,349.73 fseven thousand three hundred and
forty and 73-100 dr2larsh as per his state.
ment fled that the amount correspondent
with items in thescash book when on motion,
it was resolved that the vouchers be Cancelled
and that the treasurer have credit on the
books of the parish for said amount, and the
vouchers were Cancelled accordingly.
Messrs. Haas, Littell and Dubuisson, haV'
ing been appointed a committee to examine
the claims on file against the parish, reported
through their chairman, Mr.. Haas, that they
examined and found correct the following
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12

The Amenities in Politics
Grey-I just.met Stewart he is
III excellent health and spirits.
Brown (desirous of election to
the oounciD--Glad to hear It.
Stewart is an able fellow.and an
old friend OF mine.
Grey-He told me ne was 60
run for council this fall, and had
a good chance for the nomina-
ton.
Brown-Why the fellow is g
fool and should be an inmate q
an idiot a~sylum.-Boston Bud
get.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12

Old papers FOR sale At this
offica-at only 20 cents per 100.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-11-05
THE MOHAWK CANAL.

The Mohawk Canal Company has given Geo. W. Norton a contract to complete the Mohawk Canal and its branches by December 3lst. 1888, and agrees to ray him the sum of SlOO,COO for the work. Excavating will begin at once and pushed along as rapidly as is consistent win good work. The canal will be run through the celebrated Mohawk Valley and will open up thousands of acres of frst-class land. Over three miles of the canal is already dug, and the water if turned in would reach the adjacent lands, but the in tention is to run the canal its entire length before admitting any water This enterprise is of great importance to the people of this County and we are glad to announce the news that work is about to be renewed.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-11-05

Wealth has been more rapidly ac quired by the negroes of Louisiana than those of any other State in the Union. All kinds of business, without regard to trace, color or previous con dition of servitude," are open in Louis jana, with this advantage, the once down-trodden race has acquired a financial status aggregating S45,OOO, GOO They pay taxes on property to to the amount of S30,OOO,0O0 in the State, and sl5,0OO,OO0 in the city of New Orleans. A negro of French ex- traction named Francois Lacroix, pre- vious to his death, ten years ago, was worth Sl,l00,000 He is the only person of African blood who was ever worth a million. Casenave was also a very rich man, and previous to his death was the owner of the largest undertaker's establishment in the State. He was member of the famous Returning Board of 1886, The Mercer Brothers, of New Orleans, are dealers in clothing. Their stock is valued at $300,0OO. A little over a year ago they paid slOO,OOO for Christ Church, corner Burgundy and Canal streets which they converted into a new clothing store. Ex-Lieutenant Gov P. B. S. Pinchback is said to be one of the wealthiest negro in Louisiana He is worth nearly half million. He recently paid $lO,O0O for a famous race horse.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-11-05

One of our prominent real estate dealers who spent some time in Cali fornia and Nevada during the sammer met Mir. W. F. White, General Traffic Manager of the Atchison, Topeka x Santa Fc system and pointed out to him the availability and advantages of a railroad route from San Diego across the Northern end of the peninsula of Southern California to Yuma thence eastward on the north side of the Gila to Phoenix and on up the Salt River into New Mexico coming out about Albuquerque or possibly forming junction the Atlantic & Pacific in the vicinity boundary line between this Territory and New Mexico. Today he received from Mir. w. F. White a very encouraging letter stating that the mat ter had been placed before the proper officials of that incorporation. The fact is there is not much doubt that the very favorable location for line thus pointed out will ere long be put to use.-Phenix Herald.